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(Mike Rivers) wrote in message news:znr1101300303k@trad...
In article writes:

I'm looking for the best medium priced mic for female vocals.

I'm looking for the best medium-priced female. Like microphones,
they're all different and you need to find one that's best for you.

Hummm...the best females are priceless and if you are a nice guy
(which I'm sure you are) you deserve a priceless female!

I'm a
soprano and my dynamic range is extremely wide along with my volume
levels. My lower notes tend to be more breathy and my higher notes are
very loud and belted out.

Microphones and their associated preamplifiers (preamps) have
sufficient dynamic range to handle any voice, however reproduction
systems rarely do. Whether for live performance or recording, you
really can't use the full dynamic range of your voice - you have to
control it yourself. Learning to "work" the microphone is part of that
skill, and different microphones work differently.

I know this much from working live for many years.

I tried several mics
and narrowed it down to the cheaper Neunamm which gave me a more
"true" version of my voice I thought, but the k2 sounded warmer, but
with less personality. I also wondered what you might think of the AKG
414?

It sounds like you're getting a sense of what to listen for. Because
it's been made for more than 20 years and has gone through several
variations, the AKG C414 "sound" is all over the map.

So it is, or was it a popular recording mic for vocals ??

I'd go for the
mic that gives you the most accurate representation of your voice, and
then try to tailor that a bit in the recording and mixing process.
When spending your own money, it's better to work with something you
can use rather than try to find the perfect mic.

In that case, out of all the mics I tried the cheaper Neumann gave me
the truest representation of my voice. So instead of trying to find
something that "warms my voice up" your saying I sould do that with
maybe effects instead of ending up with a mic that would color my
voice in some way? That way I wouldn't be stuck with the same sound
each time I recorded?